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<blockquote data-quote="Hilli" data-source="post: 703738" data-attributes="member: 21111"><p>I'm new to the site and will try and keep this short. Any advice or guidance is much appreciated!</p><p></p><p>My son will be 21 in February. He has had a few jobs but nothing long term or stable. He's been let go of at least one and has quit others. He suffers from anxiety and has been previously diagnosed with ADD. He struggled in school but graduated. Last February I gave him a deadline to get a job or he'd have to move out. He didn't get a job so left and moved in with my mother (a problem, I know.) A few months later he got a job so I let him move home. He has subsequently lost the job and has not worked for months. I told him he needed to see a doctor about the anxiety and go to a counselor or move out. He's done both and is on medications for anxiety. I loaned him money which Ihe understands has to be paid back by Dec 10 or move out. $170. </p><p></p><p>Yesterday I discovered that he stole $15 off my nightstand. I confronted him and he admitted and said it was for gas money and he was going to tell me and pay me back. Later last night as I'm questioning his statement, I discovered he also stole $75 cash I had put in my change jar. Needless to say, I'm devastated. </p><p></p><p>It'll be no surprise to you all that he is constantly lying about looking for a job, working, etc. I don't feel like I can believe what he says and now I don't trust him in my home. All that being said, he's still my son and I want to do everything I can to help him be successful. So, here's my plan. Please let me know your thoughts or advice. Am I being too much of a push over/enabler or am I realistically trying to do what I can to help him?</p><p></p><p>Must do these things or will need to move out:</p><p>1. All assigned chores (regular stuff like take out garbage, clean his bathroom, etc). He's doing this stuff now but with a ton of reminders. </p><p>2. Continue to take medications and see doctor. </p><p>3. Continue to go to counseling. </p><p>4. Never steal again! Immediate eviction. </p><p>5. Do not plug in wifi unless approved. (I unplug the wifi when I leave for work so he can't play video games all day. Which he has snuck and plugged back in.)</p><p>6. Pay money owed by Dec 10. $170</p><p></p><p>Here's where it gets tough for me:</p><p>7. Pay money stolen by Jan 7. $90</p><p>8. Pay monthly rent of $50 starting in Feb due 10th of each month.</p><p>9. By April 1 get own car insurance, probably $200/mo. My mother paid his car insurance for the year. Ends in March. </p><p>10. Get full time job by July 1.</p><p>11. Rent increases to $100/mo effective July 10. </p><p></p><p>My mother, who has also enabled him, is now on board and will not give him money, pay for his car insurance, let him move back in, or otherwise enable him.</p><p></p><p>Please give me advice! What am I missing? Thank you all in advance!! And, could someone please send me the link to the detachment paper I saw mentioned in other posts?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Hilli, post: 703738, member: 21111"] I'm new to the site and will try and keep this short. Any advice or guidance is much appreciated! My son will be 21 in February. He has had a few jobs but nothing long term or stable. He's been let go of at least one and has quit others. He suffers from anxiety and has been previously diagnosed with ADD. He struggled in school but graduated. Last February I gave him a deadline to get a job or he'd have to move out. He didn't get a job so left and moved in with my mother (a problem, I know.) A few months later he got a job so I let him move home. He has subsequently lost the job and has not worked for months. I told him he needed to see a doctor about the anxiety and go to a counselor or move out. He's done both and is on medications for anxiety. I loaned him money which Ihe understands has to be paid back by Dec 10 or move out. $170. Yesterday I discovered that he stole $15 off my nightstand. I confronted him and he admitted and said it was for gas money and he was going to tell me and pay me back. Later last night as I'm questioning his statement, I discovered he also stole $75 cash I had put in my change jar. Needless to say, I'm devastated. It'll be no surprise to you all that he is constantly lying about looking for a job, working, etc. I don't feel like I can believe what he says and now I don't trust him in my home. All that being said, he's still my son and I want to do everything I can to help him be successful. So, here's my plan. Please let me know your thoughts or advice. Am I being too much of a push over/enabler or am I realistically trying to do what I can to help him? Must do these things or will need to move out: 1. All assigned chores (regular stuff like take out garbage, clean his bathroom, etc). He's doing this stuff now but with a ton of reminders. 2. Continue to take medications and see doctor. 3. Continue to go to counseling. 4. Never steal again! Immediate eviction. 5. Do not plug in wifi unless approved. (I unplug the wifi when I leave for work so he can't play video games all day. Which he has snuck and plugged back in.) 6. Pay money owed by Dec 10. $170 Here's where it gets tough for me: 7. Pay money stolen by Jan 7. $90 8. Pay monthly rent of $50 starting in Feb due 10th of each month. 9. By April 1 get own car insurance, probably $200/mo. My mother paid his car insurance for the year. Ends in March. 10. Get full time job by July 1. 11. Rent increases to $100/mo effective July 10. My mother, who has also enabled him, is now on board and will not give him money, pay for his car insurance, let him move back in, or otherwise enable him. Please give me advice! What am I missing? Thank you all in advance!! And, could someone please send me the link to the detachment paper I saw mentioned in other posts? [/QUOTE]
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